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Marisa Elena Duarte

@mwhitehorse.bsky.social

Indigenous studies, information studies, justice studies, professor at School of Social Transformation, yoem hamut, xicanx. "En el país de los ciegos el tuerto es rey."

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Lawfare@lawfaremedia.org · 2w ago

The Justice Department is requesting that the NAACP's Clean Air Act citizen enforcement against an xAI data center be dismissed for national security reasons. @energylawprof.bsky.social explains how this novel strategy exemplifies how security claims are reshaping energy permitting.

Powering Data Centers and the Permitting Problem

The Justice Department’s bid to nix a Clean Air Act suit against xAI’s turbines shows how security claims reshape energy permitting.

lawfaremedia.org

Maggie Harrison Dupré@mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: A large trove of Claude-generated documents have been exposed to the web and indexed by Google. We reviewed what appear to be real medical records, the full names and phone numbers of school-aged children, and company documents marked for internal use only. futurism.com/artificial-i...

A Whole Bunch of People's Claude Chats Are Publicly Accessible Online, and There's Some Wildly Private Stuff in There

A trove of documents generated by Anthropic's Claude were indexed by Google. They included medical records and student information.

futurism.com

ᴋʟᴀᵾs@tinyklaus.com · 2w ago

Matthew Pines is the executive director of the Bitcoin Policy Institute. Another founding entity is the "Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation." This is what Jesse Michels means by "qualified minds." Supporting him is supporting fascists looting US technology. www.theblock.co/post/409652/...

Bitcoin Policy Institute, Palantir and Anduril join US State Department's Freedom Tech Excellence Program
Melissa Gira Grant@melissagiragrant.com · 2w ago

I’ve been doing some in-depth reporting on the Prairieland cases, and had to get this out first as I continue to dig: I spoke with Ana Bell, sister of Des, who it turns out co-owns and runs an indie bookstore. We talked about the case, the judge, book banning, ICE killings, and living through this:

My Brother Was Sentenced to 30 Years for Moving a Box of Zines

The sister of a defendant in the Prairieland case, which targeted Texas ICE protesters, speaks out.

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Texas Conference of the AAUP@texasaaup.bsky.social · 3w ago

🚨Lauren Gutterman, former chair of the American Studies department and AAUP UT Austin Chapter VP: “Iván’s case is a warning for all faculty across the university, because it suggests that achieving excellence in your field is no longer enough to secure tenure and promotion.” ⬇️

UT border surveillance scholar was a shoo-in for tenure. UT denied him.

American Studies scholar Iván Chaar López fears UT’s unexplained tenure denial violated his academic freedom amid scrutiny of controversial fields.

statesman.com

Gil Durán@gilduran.com · 3w ago

In 2013, Marc Andreessen gave a speech predicting a “painful” future which would see many new “countries” born—an early glimpse of the Network State cult. A reporter named Hamish McKenzie wrote about it. Later, he co-founded a newsletter publishing startup. Andreeseen is a major investor.

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Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 3w ago

History shows that when politicians, not scientific experts, control the direction of federal research, it leads to disaster. OMB’s proposal will allow political appointees, not experts, to decide what work gets funded. Fight back with us by taking action here: zurl.co/1vVor zurl.co/xhFfz

Here’s what happens when you put politicians in charge of science

Proposed federal rules would rely on political appointees to decide how a lot of U.S. science gets done. History shows the consequences of such actions.

zurl.co

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 4w ago

DOGE wielded extraordinary power during the first months of the Trump administration. It was more important than any Cabinet official. The fact it has been completely memory-holed by this administration says much about its purpose and impact. federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-overs...

Vought: Trump admin won’t do DOGE after-action report | Federal News Network

OMB Director Russell Vought says there are no plans to do a closing report on DOGE's controversial, cost-cutting blitz across government.

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ProPublica@propublica.org · last mo.

NEW: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.

A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification

ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.

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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman)@drspacejunk.bsky.social · last mo.

Once launched, they can't be unlaunched. Aloft they will extinguish the stars. When they fall and burn in the atmosphere they will destroy the ozone. 🧪 🔭

ESO@eso.org · last mo.

🚨 Beyond the limit 🚨  New ESO study finds that current proposals to launch 1.7+ million satellites into orbit would have devastating consequences for astronomy. The most extreme proposals come from SpaceX & Reflect Orbital  🔭 🧪 ☄️ #DarkSkies #SatelliteConstellations 1/4

Credit: F. Kamphues, ESO/M. Kornmesser. The background of this image shows a starry sky, including the bright lane of the Milky Way. Hundreds of bright streaks cross the sky in different directions, as if scratching the background natural sky behind it. The bottom of the image is occupied by the dark silhouette of a mountainous desert landscape. Atop the mountain at the centre, is a small, distant metallic dome and yellow-orange lasers shine behind it.
ali alkhatib@ali-alkhatib.com · last mo.

!!! we are starting "Techno-Negative: A Long History of Refusing the Machine" by Thomas Dekeyser this week. this week we're just reading the intro, so you still absolutely have time to get the book ASAP and join us.

my photo of the Techno-Negative cover; in the background is a tree and grass in the morning light.
Colette Delawalla, PhD@cdelawalla.bsky.social · last mo.

I am really proud to share the Stand Up for Science Foundation's new Impact Report on the OMB Rule Proposal--done by the brilliant @irenesufs.bsky.social @colesci.bsky.social and team! We've got such a great team at @standupforscience.net. www.standupforscience.foundation/policy-and-a...

Beyond Science: How OMB’s Proposed Rule on Federal Financial Assistance Threatens Essential Services Nationwide — Stand Up for Science Foundation

OMB’s proposed rule on federal financial assistance poses a sweeping threat to federal grantmaking and the responsible stewardship of American taxpayer dollars. It would dramatically expand execut...

standupforscience.foundation

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · last mo.

🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, the clock is ticking. There are only 20 days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Visit the link in our bio to take action!

Stand Up for Science graphic featuring a large red “20” and the words “Days Left,” emphasizing the countdown to submit comments on the OMB proposal. The headline reads, “Help us stop Vought from destroying American science.” A cutout image of Russell Vought is shown in front of the U.S. Capitol. A torn-paper banner along the bottom says, “Submit a comment on the OMB proposal” and “Link in bio to take action.” The overall design uses bold red and black typography on a textured cream background.
Local Contexts@localcontexts.bsky.social · 2mo ago

On 1 July UTC, Local Contexts Strategic Advisor Maui Hudson (Whakatōhea) will present as part of the State of the World's Plants and Fungi Symposium hosted by @rbgkew.bsky.social. While in-person registration is closed, you can still join online. localcontexts.org/event/state-...

State of the World’s Plants and Fungi Symposium

Local Contexts Strategic Advisor Maui Hudson (Whakatōhea) will present as part of the State of the World’s Plants and Fungi Symposium, online and in-person at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in London, UK...

localcontexts.org

PBS News@pbsnews.org · 2mo ago

President Donald Trump opened three marine protected areas in the Pacific Ocean to commercial fishing with a proclamation on Thursday that he said will boost the U.S. seafood industry. https://to.pbs.org/43zqRJx

WATCH: Trump signs proclamation opening more protected ocean areas to commercial fishing

President Donald Trump opened three marine protected areas in the Pacific Ocean to commercial fishing with a proclamation on Thursday that he said will boost the U.S. seafood industry.

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Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New: the FCC is trying to ban burner phones by forcing all telecoms to store ID information on all new and renewing customers. That includes a government issued ID number. Massive privacy-impacting change “We never thought that would happen here,” the ACLU says www.404media.co/fcc-wants-to...

FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones By Forcing Telecoms to Get All Customers’ IDs

The FCC wants to legally force telecoms to collect new and renewing customers' government issued identity number and physical address, impacting everyone from the privacy-conscious to domestic abuse s...

404media.co

Ricky Davila@therickydavila.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hundreds of thousands of Albanians have been protesting for over a week to revolt against their corrupt govt as well as criminal slumlord traitor Jared Kushner and Crimestress Ivanka for plotting to seize their land. Americans could learn a thing or two on how it’s done.

ACLU@aclu.org · 2mo ago

There are currently more bills attacking trans youth’s right to play sports across the U.S. than there are trans youth in school sports.

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Elias Irizarry, a January 6 insurrectionist who later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor offense related to the Capitol attack, has now been appointed to a Pentagon policy position with responsibilities tied to counterterrorism and other sensitive national security matters.

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is an example of a scientific association censoring its members, real scientists, for defending attacks on science. The police were called to remove the scientists for handing out hard copies of this editorial. diabetesjournals.org/care/article...

Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!

The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent

diabetesjournals.org

Jeremy Faust, MD@jeremyfaust.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Incredibly disturbing story broken by @medpagetoday.com team. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...